EcoNews Report
A weekly environmental news roundup produced in Arcata, California by Tom Wheeler (Environmental Protection Information Center), Alicia Hamann (Friends of the Eel River), Jen Kalt (Humboldt Waterkeeper) and Colin Fiske (Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities).
Podcasting since 2019 • 291 episodes
EcoNews Report
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The Water Remembers with Amy Bowers Cordalis
The Yurok people are a fishing people. Since time immemorial, the Klamath River provided for the Yurok, with salmon, eels, eulachon, and other food. Colonization fundamentally upset the balance that existed. The Yurok faced genocide, and those ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 255
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29:33
Northern Humboldt Indians
On this week's EcoNews Report, historian Jerry Rohde joins the show to discuss his new book, Northern Humboldt Indians, which you can download as an e-versi...
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Season 2025
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Episode 254
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29:29
The Week Without Driving in the Rearview Mirror
Approximately a third of U.S. residents are non-drivers. Some by choice, but many are physically incapable of driving or financially cannot afford to. The Week Without Driving is an annual campaign that encourages people, especially those who d...
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Season 2025
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Episode 253
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29:26
Assemblymember Connolly Reflects on the Legislative Session
Assemblymember Damon Connolly joins the program to break down what was a historic legislative session. The legislature made major revisions to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) with the stated purpose of helping to build more hous...
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Season 2025
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Episode 252
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28:10
Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River?
For decades pesticide-intensive farming of Easter lily bulbs on the Smith River Plain has contaminated groundwater and surface waters of the Smith River estuary, threatening the health of wildlife and humans along one of California’s healthiest...
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Season 2025
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Episode 251
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28:48